Riding the Panel Process

The panel-based selection process frequently used by arts funders, residency programs and award committees has always felt on par with how dodge ball teams were picked in PE classโ€”elitist, superficial […]

Dance/USA: A Summer Camp Survival Guide

Like camp as a kid, the national dance community can look forward to Dance/USA’s Annual Conference each summer. Except, instead of the arts & crafts table, scary campfire stories, and […]

Purple Moon Dance Project Turns Spotlight on Lesbian and Women of Color Artists

I came to know the work of the Purple Moon Dance Project within the first few weeks of moving to San Francisco in 2000. Everything was different then: I had […]

Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance

Ballet bookshelves are crammed with countless biographies and novelizations of the life of Rudolf Nureyev attesting to a long-standing public fascination with the iconic ballet star, even some 20 years […]

Amplifying Our Voices: Advocating for Dance

As the national service organization for the field of professional dance, Dance/USA represents dance groups across the United States in front of Congress, the White House and Federal agencies. The […]

Margaret Jenkins’ Past Meets Present in “Times Bones:” A 40th Anniversary

YOU CANโ€™T MISS HER in the audience at dance shows around town, with that lionโ€™s mane of red hair, that regal posture, that focused stare, intimidating until she offers a […]

NEW VIEW: Karl Cronin

Whatโ€™s your gig(s)? I am the Managing Director of AXIS Dance Company andย a cellist performing original music with string quartets and orchestras. What brought you to the Bay Area? My […]

Kathak and Flamenco Traditions Explored

Renowned Kathak Master Pandit Chitresh Das is not new to collaborations. His partnership with tap virtuoso, Jason Samuels Smith, has been touring continuously since 2005 to critical acclaim across the […]

The Lively Foundation: Adult Ballet on Zoom

Adult Ballet online. Appropriate intermediate levels. Full barre plus combinations for small spaces. Register by emailing livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net Taught by Leslie Friedman. She has taught ballet companies in Europe, China, US […]

Questions from a Mom

To be a choreographer takes absolute commitment. To be a parent takes absolute commitment. Can the two live harmoniously? I have thought a lot about what it takes to be […]